CFP: Not Dead, But Dreaming: Reading Lovecraft in the 21st Century

Edited Volume CFP

Not
Dead, But Dreaming: Reading Lovecraft in the 21st Century

In the one hundred and twenty-nine years since
his birth, H. P. Lovecraft’s reputation has grown beyond all expectation. Not
only has he influenced generations of readers, but he has also influenced
scores of people in areas such as filmmaking, television, comics, music, and
literary theory. Because interest in Lovecraft continues to grow, our intention
is to explore some of the reasons why he has become so influential—and so
indispensable—since the early 1990s. From his stories
of human degeneration that started with “The
Tomb” and “Dagon” to the cosmic horror that culminated in The Shadow out of Time and “The Haunter of the Dark,” the less than
20 years that Lovecraft devoted to a career in fiction produced narratives that
remain popular among a growing number of readers who follow his work from multiple
areas of interest. Additionally, Lovecraft’s literary production in general has
also become increasingly relevant from an academic perspective since at least
the 1990s. In this volume, we want to reflect on the possible reasons
for Lovecraft’s expanding popularity and the significance of his legacy as we
entered the digital age. Consequently,
we are interested in research that focuses on the significance of Lovecraft’s work from the 1990s to the present
day.

Possible topics to explore in the work of
Lovecraft and its connection with the 1990s to the present might include, but
are not limited to:

The Anthropocene

Influence in videogames

Lovecraft Adaptations, including his
influence on film and art in general